87. ASPAIU.9ACEiE. 359 



6. Teiqlo'chin Linn. Arrow-grass. 



1. T. marit'imum (L.) ; fr. ovoid of 6 combined carpels. — 

 E. B. 265. R. vii. t. 62. — L. radical, linear. FI. in a lax simple- 

 spike or raceme, greenish. — Muddy salt marshes. P. VII. VIII. 



E. S. I. 



2. T. palus'tre (L.) ; fr. linear angular of 3 combined carpels. 

 — E. B. 366. R. vii. t. 51. — Slenderer than the preceding but 

 closely resembling it, 8 — 10 in. high. Stoloniferous. — Marshy 

 places. P. VI. Vn. E.S.I. 



Order LXX5VII. ASPAEAGACE^. 



Perianth inferior, petal-like, 6-parted or 4 — 8-parted. Stam. 

 6 or 4 — 8, inserted into the receptacle or on the perianth. Anth. 

 bursting inwards. Ovary superior, 3- (rarely 1-) celled. Ovules 

 1 or many in each cell. Styles 1 — 3. Fr. succulent, not bursting. 

 Root not btiibous. — Eaphidiferous. 



1. AsPAHAGus. Perianth 6 -parted, beUshaped, tubular below. 

 Stam. 6. Ovary 4-ceIled ; cells 2-ovuled. Style!. Stig- 

 mas 3, reflexed. — Fl. by abortion dioecious. 



2. OoNVALLAHiA. Perianth bellshaped, 6-parted, deciduous. 

 Ovary 3-ceILed; cells 2-ovuled. Stigma hlunt, trigonous. 

 Berry with 1-seeded cells. Fl. jointed to pedicel. 



3. PoLYaoNATUM. Perianth ttibular, 6-toothed, tardily de- 

 ciduous. Ovary 3-celled ; cells 2-ovuIed. Stigma blunt, 

 trigonoiis. Berry with 1 — 2-seeded cells. Fl. not jointed 

 to pedicel. 



4. Maianthemum. Perianth 4r-parted; segments horizon- 

 tally patent or reflexed, deciduous. Stam. 4. Style 1, 

 bifid. Stigma blunt. Berry 2-celled ; cells 1-seeded. 



6. EuscTJS. Dioecious. Perianth 6-parted to the base, per- 

 sistent. Filaments forming an ovoid tube, on the top of 

 which the 3 anth. are placed. — Fem. the same, but the 

 anthers barren. Style 1. Stigmas capitate. Berry l-celled, 

 rarely 2-seeded. — ^Fl. on disk of persistent leaflike shoots. 



1. Aspar'astts Linn. 



1. A. offidndlis (L.) ; st. herbaceous mostly erect without 

 spines branched, 1. clustered terete flexible setaceous. — E. B. 

 £139, — Creeping. Stems many. — a. A. prosh-atus (Dum.); st. 



